Parkinson's law is an administrative principle that states that work tends to expand in relation to the time available for its completion. From C. Northcote Parkinson, a professor of the University of Malaysia, who first wrote of this law. While Parkinson, like Laurence J. Peter, apparently wrote his book as a satire on administration, unfortunately it turned out to be true.
It's a sad rule of corporations, and universities are not exempt, that the administrative apparatus tends to expand with time. Unfortunately, this is accompanied by stasis in what is accomplished. Parkinson's law holds true.
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Get the Mason Parkinson mug.Pansy Parkinson is a fictional character from Harry Potter. She is first mentioned in the third book (Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban). She is in Slytherin and often insults Gryffindors (Particularly the golden trio). She has been described to have a 'pug-like face' and it is also described that her laughs are ridiculously loud and annoying. She has been said to be dating Draco Malfoy or at least fancying him as they went to the Yule ball together. She is also paired with Blaise Zabini, a fellow Slytherin. She became a Death Eater later on in the book. Many fans hate her because she was a pureblood Slytherin who tormented Gryffindors. I, however do not hate her as I believe that every person/character has some good in them.
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Get the Porkinson's Disease mug.Parkinson's law states that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." Extensive research by volunteers has shown that for warez and porn, a similar principle applies. The applied Parkinson's law states that "warez and porn expand so as to fill the storage space available." The law's application in this context suggests also that warez and porn are gaseous in nature.
In practice this means that over time, the storage space occupied by warez and porn files increases to fill any void present on the writable storage medium they are contained on. During research it was shown that no matter how large the researcher's hard drives grew, warez and porn always expanded to fill any space available.
Some of the longer-term researchers also reported that the growth rate of warez and porn seemed to closely follow Moore's law. Further research is required to determine if this is the cause or an effect of Parkinson's law's applicability to warez and porn. It is even possible that the inverse is true - that warez and porn are in fact the cause for Moore's law in the first place.
In practice this means that over time, the storage space occupied by warez and porn files increases to fill any void present on the writable storage medium they are contained on. During research it was shown that no matter how large the researcher's hard drives grew, warez and porn always expanded to fill any space available.
Some of the longer-term researchers also reported that the growth rate of warez and porn seemed to closely follow Moore's law. Further research is required to determine if this is the cause or an effect of Parkinson's law's applicability to warez and porn. It is even possible that the inverse is true - that warez and porn are in fact the cause for Moore's law in the first place.
Damn that Parkinson - my porn drive is full again.
I know - warez and porn expand so as to fill the storage space available.
Yeah, that's why they call it the lame reference to Parkinson's law for warez and porn.
I know - warez and porn expand so as to fill the storage space available.
Yeah, that's why they call it the lame reference to Parkinson's law for warez and porn.
by Mr.Black July 18, 2008
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Other symptoms include the difficulty to follow directions, an enlarged ego, a love of sitting up front, and being black.
Other symptoms include the difficulty to follow directions, an enlarged ego, a love of sitting up front, and being black.
"She wouldn't move to the back even though the front is dedicated for the handicapped."
"She must have a severe case of Rosa Parkinson's."
"She must have a severe case of Rosa Parkinson's."
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Her Parallel Parkinson's always seemed to flare up when she found a space in front of a restaurant with a big window full of on-lookers.
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